Taegeuk 1 Jang

Taegeuk 1 Jang

Meaning : Taegeuk 1 jang represents the symbol of "Keon", one of the 8 Kwaes(divination signs), which means the Heaven and "yang". As the "Keon" symbolizes the beginning of the creation of all things in the universe, so does the Taegeuk 1 jang in the training of Taekwondo. This poomsae is characterized by is easiness in practicing, largely consisting of walking and basic actions, such as arae-makki, momtong-makky, momtong-jireugi, and ap-chagi. The 8th Ku-grade trainees practice this poomsae.

To see this poomsae in the movie

The Synoptic Table of Taegeuk 1 Jang


Order	Eye dir.	Position	Stance	Action	Name of Poom
jumbi	Ga	Na	naranhi-seogi		kibon jumbi-seogi (basic ready stance)
1	Da1	Da1	wen ap-seogi	put forth(foot)	are-makki (outer wrist underneath blocking)
2	Da1	Da1	oreun ap-seogi	put forth(foot)	momtong bandae-jireugi
3	Ra1	Ra1	oreun ap-seogi	turn around	arae-makki (underneath blocking)
4	Ra1	Ra1	wen ap-seogi	put forth(foot)	momtong bandae-jireugi (trunk opposite punch)
5	Ga	Ga	wen apkubi	turn around	arae-makki (underneath blocking)
6	Ga	Ga	wen apkubi	the same stance	momtong baro-jireugi (trunk right punch)
7	Ra2	Ra2	oreun ap-seogi	move and step down	momtong an-makki (trunk inner blocking)
8	Ra2	Ra2	wen ap-seogi	put forth(foot)	momtong baro-jireugi (trunk right punch)
9	Da2	Da2	wen ap-seogi	turn around	momtong an-makki (trunk inner blocking)
10	Da2	Da2	oreun ap-seogi	put forth(foot)	momtong baro-jireugi (trunk right punch)
11	Ga	Ga	oreun apkubi	turn	arae-makki (underneath blocking)
12	Ga	Ga	oreun apkubi	the same stance	momtong baro-jireugi (trunk right punch)
13	Da3	Da3	wen ap-seogi	move, step down	olgul-makki (face blocking)
14	Da3	Da3	oreun ap-seogi	right foot ap-chagi, step down	momtong bandae-jireugi (trunk opposite punch)
15	Ra3	Ra3	oreun ap-seogi	turn around	olgul-makki (face blocking)
16	Ra3	Ra3	wen ap-seogi	left foot ap-chagi, step down	momtong bandae-jireugi (trunk opposite punch)
17	Na	Na	wen apkibu	move, step down	arae-makki (underneath blocking)
18	Na	Na	oreun apkubi	put forth(foot)	momtong bandae-jireugi, "kihap" (trunk opposite punch)
keuman	Ga	Ga	naranhi-seogi	pull left foot, turn leftward	kibon jumbi-seogi (basic ready stance)